Improvement in bee-hives



. NPETERS, FHOTOLI'IHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

V J. HI'ESTAND.

Bee Hive.

Patented Nov. 5', 1867.l

-uitrh' taten. gatrut @Hire JESSE HIESTAND,. OF PALESTINE, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 70,436, dated November 5, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-RIVES.

TO ALL WHOM ICLIMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JESSE HIESTAND, of Palestine, in the county ot' Crawford, and State ot Illinois, have invented a new and improved Bee-Hive; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making a part of this specification., in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved hive complete.

Figure 2 is a vertical central section through the hive.

Figure 3 is' a sectional view, enlarged, of one of' the inverted cup-protectors for thchve.

Similar letters of reference .indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The object of this invention is` to protect bees from the ravages ot' the bee-moth by constructing the body ot' the hive with three 'vertical sides, and one inclined or sloping side, which latter forms a narrow entrance for the bees, and a''ords a footing for them inside of the hive, to enable them to expel the moth-worm. And in conjunction with a hive of this description, a chamber is provided atA its upper end for the storing of honey for family use, which chamber is separatcdfroin the hive proper by a partition, upon which the honey-drawers or frames are supported, and through which sinall holes are made for the passage of the bees. Provision is also made for preventingl the return of the moth-worm after it has been once expelled from the hive, all as will be vhereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

The body of the hive, or that portion ot it in which the bees lay up their winter store, consists of three vertical portions, A A A', and an inclined portion, B, which latter extends from` the bottom of a door, C, down below the lower ends of the side piecesA A A', and forms a narrow oblong entrance, a, for the bees, which entranceis on the opposite side ci: the hive lto that ou which tho door C is arranged, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. The side pieces A A A extend above thc partition D, and form thrcc sides of the chamber E, thc other two sides being' formed bythe board or cover D and the hinged door C. The chamber E is provided with removabledrawers or suitable frames, in which 'the becs store the honey for family use, entrance being made for the becs through small holes, CZ, which are made through the partition D, as shown in fig. 2. When it is desired to have the becs malte honey for their own consumption during the winter, the holes cl are closed by means of slides or otherwise, and access for thc bees to the chamber E cut oil. The becs then lay up their honey in the 4body of the hive belowthe partition D. To the sidc pieces A A, near the top of the body of thc hive, short bars b b are secured, the ends ot which project ont and rcst upon a frame, Gr, having four legs, J, as clearly shown in the drawings. The legs ci' frame G have inverted cups, g, secured npon.thcir upper ends, by means of the same screws which are used to securel the frame and legs together, as sh'own in iig. 3. These inverted cups g are designed for preventing the miller or moth-worms from crawling bacltl into the hive after their expulsion by the bees. The cups being made of thin sheet metal, and applied so as to overhang the upper ends ot' thc legs, lwill eifectually prevent worms from having access to the hive.

It will be seen from thc above description that there is no lodgmcnt left in the body of the hivc for the worms, and that as soon as they are hatchcdthc-bccs can readily expel them. It will also boseen that the hire is divided'into two apartments, one above lthe other, the lower apartment bcingdesigned exclusively for thc becs, and the upper apartment being that in which the honey is made for family use.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and dcsire'to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The constructionot the body or lower portion of thc hi'vc ot three vertical boards, A -A A', and one inclined or sloping board, terminating nt the bottom in la narrow entrance, a, and at thc top in a honey-chamber, E, said hive being supported upon a frame, G, which is provided with4 protectors, g, substantially as described.

I JESSE HIESTAND..

Witnesses:

WILLIAM IRELAND, A. E. Bnrsror., 

